Passive Voice

A. Rewrite the sentences in passive form.

1. Millions of people use the Internet every day.

The internet __________________________________________.

2. Someone should take this rubbish away.

This rubbish ___________________________________________.

3. They are building a new ring-road round the city.

A new ________________________________________________.

4. He must give the message to the right person.

The message ___________________________________________.

5. British astronomers discovered a new planet.

______________________________________________________.

6. The youngest student in the class has written the best composition.

______________________________________________________.

7. We use this room only on special occasions.

______________________________________________________.

8. They cancelled the match because of the rain.

______________________________________________________.

9. They will show the paintings at the exhibition until Monday.

______________________________________________________.

10. Have they offered him a better job?

______________________________________________________.

11. People should send their complaints to the head office.

The complaints _________________________________________.

12. Where do people grow rice and tea in your country?

______________________________________________________.
13. Some archaeologists have discovered an ancient temple in this town.

___________________________________________________________.

14. The firefighters rescued the old man from the burning building.

___________________________________________________________.

15. The secretary will provide us the necessary information.

___________________________________________________________.

16. The police caught the robbers 2 days ago.

___________________________________________________________.

17. When did they build the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition?

___________________________________________________________.

18. The thick fog might cause flight delays and cancellations until tomorrow.

___________________________________________________________.

19. They can hold next year’s congress in San Francisco.

___________________________________________________________.

20. The judge sentenced him to 10 years for armed robbery.

___________________________________________________________.

21. The traffic warden had already given him a ticket for illegal parking.

He ________________________________________________________.

A ticket ____________________________________________________.